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Y-Line 21: Isaac Gibbs of Thomas Gibbs - born 26 Apr 1752 in Lebanon Crank, CT

As Submitted By: Peggy Gibbs Burton

This page was updated on: 3/1/09

Basic Information for Thomas Gibbs
Born 1615 in England
Died bef. March 1693 (Date of Inventory: March 27, 1693)

Parents
Father: Not stated
Mother: Not stated

Marriages
Married : Unknown bef. Sep 1634/44 (birth of son, John). She was still living in Apr 1693.

Notes

Generation No. 1

THOMAS1 GIBBS was born in 1615 in England and died in 1693 (his estate inventory is dated March 27, 1693)
He married ca. 1633/44 (judging from the birth date of his first known child) but the name of his wife is not known.
She was still living in April of 1693.

Generation No. 2
Children of THOMAS1 GIBBS and (Unknown) are:
i. JOHN2 GIBBS, b. Sep 12 1634/44 probably in England;
m1 ca.1669 to JANE BLACKWELL (b. ca.1650, d. aft. Apr 2, 1711 & bef
Nov 9, 1716) probably in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA; Issue: 6 (see below)
m2 Nov 9, 1716 to ELIZABETH SWIFT (probably the widow of WILLIAM SWIFT of Sandwich, Barnstable, MA);
d. Apr 30 1725 Sandwich, Barnstable, MA.
ii. THOMAS2 GIBBS, b. Mar 23 1636/46 in England or Sandwich, Barnstable, MA;
m. Dec 23 1674 to ALICE WARREN (dau of NATHANIEL and SARAH WALKER WARREN
and g-dau of RICHARD WARREN of the Mayflower; b. Aug 2, 1656, Plymouth, MA - d. aft Jan 6, 1689/90
and bef Jun 23, 1725);
d. Jan 7, 1732 Sandwich, Barnstable, MA.
Note: THOMAS2 appears on a 1653 list of those able to bear arms.
iii. SAMUEL2 GIBBS, b. Jun 23 1639/49 in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA;
m. Mar 5 1676 to PATIENCE BUTLER in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA;
d. Nov 19 1732 Sandwich, Barnstable, MA.
iv. SARAH2 GIBBS, b. Apr 11 1652 Sandwich, in Barnstable, MA;
m. Dec 17 1675 to EBENEZER NYE.
v. JOB2 GIBBS, b. Apr 15 1655 in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA;
d. Mar 26 1676 Sandwich, Barnstable, MA.
vi. BETHIA2 GIBBS, b. Apr 15, 1655 Sandwich, Barnstable, MA.
vii. MARY2 GIBBS, b. Aug 12 1657

Generation No. 3
Children of JOHN2 GIBBS and JANE BLACKWELL are:
i. JOHN3 GIBBS, b. Jul 28, 1760; m. ca. 1689/90 to ESTHER SWIFT (b. ca. 1668 in Sandwich; d. Oct 1736 in Plymouth, MA)
ii. BENJAMIN3 GIBBS, b. Dec 1688
iii. JOB3 GIBBS, b. Apr 27, 1676
iv. JOSHUA3 GIBBS, b. Apr 1679
v. CALEB3 GIBBS, b. Aug 1681
vi. BARNABAS3 GIBBS, b. Jun 24, 1684

Generation No. 4
Children of JOHN3 GIBBS and ESTHER SWIFT are:
i. JOSHUA4 GIBBS, b. Dec 20, 1690
ii. daughter4, d. in infancy, 1693
iii. MERCY4 GIBBS, b. Jan 21, 1695; m. __?__ ELLIS
iv. JOANNA4 GIBBS, b. Mar 13 1697; m. __?__ ELLIS
v. JOHN4 GIBBS, b. Feb 16, 1699; m1. Dec 6, 1726 to SARAH CUSHMAN in Plympton, Plymouth Co. MA
(dau of Lt. ISAAC & SARAH GIBBS CUSHMAN; g-dau of THOMAS1 GIBBS of Sandwich. She descends from
ROBERT CUSHMAN, an organizer of the Plymouth venture. She d. Mar 13, 1771 in Lebanon Crank [Columbia]
Tolland Co, CT)
m2. Feb 21, 1772, in Bolton, Tolland Co, CT to DOROTHY FOX GAINES DARTE (b. ca. 1725 in East Hartford,
Hartford Co, CT; d. aft Nov 11, 1798.
d. aft Mar 11, 1778
vi. HANNAH4 GIBBS, b. Feb 24, 1701; m. __?__ ELLIS [Note: The three ELLIS grooms were brothers.]
vii. EXPERIENCE4 GIBBS, b. Feb 19, 1703; m. __?__ CORNISH

Generation No. 5
Children of JOHN4 GIBBS and SARAH CUSHMAN are:
i. REBEKAH5 GIBBS, b. Dec 7, 1727 in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA
ii. ESTHER5 GIBBS, b. Sep 5, 1730; m. __?__ CLARK
iii. SARAH5 GIBBS, b. Oct 14, 1732
iv. SARAH5 GIBBS, b. Jan 26, 1736; m. __?__ MURDOCK
v. JOHN5 GIBBS, b. Apr 16, 1737
vi. FEAR5 GIBBS, b. Aug 6, 1743; m. __?__ SARGENT
vii. LOIS5 GIBBS, b. Apr 22, 1748; m. __?__ BILL
viii. ISAAC5 GIBBS, b. Apr 26, 1752; m. by 1774, prob. in Lebanon Crank, CT to LUCY GAINES (b. ca. 1754;
d. aft Dec 28, 1823; she m2 to MOSES ELWELL [b. Nov 17, 1751, Hardwick, MA; d. aft Dec 23, 1823]

Generation No. 6
Children of ISAAC5 GIBBS and LUCY GAINES are:
i. ELIJAH6 GIBBS, bpt. Dec 4, 1774, in Lebanon Crank, CT
ii. LEONARD6 GIBBS, b. Dec 16, 1775 in Lebanon Crank, CT; bpt Dec 1775 in Lebanon Crank, CT;
m. BETSEY ROBARDS (b. Sep 5, 1780 in Stillwater, NY; d. Aug 17, 1829 in North Granville, NY);
d. Jan 1, 1824 in North Granville, NY.
iii. ISAAC6 GIBBS.
iv. EBENEZER6 GIBBS.
v. LUCY6 GIBBS.
vi. LUCY6 GIBBS, b. Mar 9, 1787 in Cambridge, NY; m. __?__ OLMSTED.
vii. JOHN6 GIBBS.
viii. JOHN6 GIBBS.
ix. ADEN6 GIBBS.
x. REBECCA6 GIBBS.
xi. RACHAEL6 GIBBS; b. Jan 23, 1795; m. __?__ HALL.
xii. WILLIAM6 ROWLAND GIBBS; b. May 24, 1797.
[NOTE: No trace found of the "missing" 8 children. First Lucy & First John apparently died in infancy.]

Generation No. 7
Children of Dr. LEONARD6 GIBBS and BETSEY ROBARDS are:
i. LUCY7 PHEBE GIBBS; b. Nov 25, 1798 in Fort Ann, NY;
m. Dr. OTIS SPURR (b. Sep 4, 1785 in Ashfield, MA; d. Jul 19, 1835 in North Granville, NY);
d. Aug 17, 1829 in North Granville, NY.
ii. LEONARD7 GIBBS, b. Apr 21, 1800 in Fort Ann, NY;
m. on Apr 15, 1834 to MARY ANN BECKWITH (b. Jan 9, 1813 in Granville, NY; d. Sep 17, 1882 in Greenwich, NY);
d. Sep 12, 1863 in North Granville, NY.
iii. BETSEY7 ROBARDS GIBBS; b. Oct 2, 1802 in Fort Ann, NY;
m1. Dr. OTIS SPURR (see above);
m2. 1836 to LYMAN GRANGER (b. Dec 22, 1794 in Sandisfield, MA; d. Jun 18, 1839 in Utica, NY);
m3. bef. Dec 4, 1841 to ALFRED W. UPHAM (b. Oct 25, 1802 in Weathersfield, VT; d. __?__);
d. Aug 23, 1854 in Dawson, Habersham Co., GA.
iv. HARRIET7 MARIA GIBBS; b. Apr 1, 1805 in Fort Ann, NY;
m. Feb 4, 1827 in North Granville, NY to RENSSELAER DUDLEY GRANGER (b. Jul 3, 1803 in Salisbury, CT;
d. Mar 15, 1871 in Rutland, VT; brother of LYMAN GRANGER);
d. Aug 6, 1838, probably in Troy, NY.
v. ISAAC7 ADIN GIBBS; b. Jan 4/14 1807 in North Granville, NY;
m. Jan 22, 1832 in Melinia, Backer Co., GA to REBECCA JONES ALLEN (b. Nov 13, 1812 in Clinton, GA;
d. Sep 18, 1896 near Cornelia, GA);
d. Feb 1, 1856 in Dawson, GA.
vi. EMELINE7 ADELIA GIBBS, b. Jan 24, 1809 in North Granville, NY;
m. Jun 26, 1828 in North Granville, NY to JOHN ALANSON FITCH (b. Dec 23, 1802 in Rensselaerville, NY;
d. Nov 19, 1860 in Leon, NY.)
d. Mar 9, 1891 in Conewango, NY.
vii. LOUISA7 CORNELIA GIBBS; b. May 24, 1812 in North Granville, NY;
m. Jan 8, 1834 in North Granville, NY to GEORGE SANFORD (b. Oct 25, 1805 in Queensbury, NY;
d. Mar 24 1862 in Clifton Springs, NY);
d. May 3, 1857 in Syracuse, NY.
viii. CHARLES7 ROLLIN GIBBS.; b. Dec 14, 1813 in North Granville, NY;
m1. Jun 4, 1838 in Poplar Hill, Oglethorpe Co., GA to MARTHA HILL POPE (b. May 31, 1818 in Oglethorpe Co., GA;
d. Mar 12, 1860 in Janesville, WI);
m2. Nov 20, 1860 in Whitewater, WI to Mrs. FRANCES CLARK BIRGE (b. Apr 25, 1831 in Pawlett, VT; d. __?__);
d. Nov 30, 1907 in Whitewater, WI.
ix. SARAH7 ANN GIBBS; b. Jul 18, 1815 in North Granville, NY;
m. ca. 1846 to ENOS C. DICKINSON (b. Oct 10, 1817 in Amherst, MA; d. Mar 1, 1897 in Harmony, WI);
d. Mar 12, 1849 in Harmony, WI.
x. MARIA7 JANE GIBBS; b. Jul 28, 1818 in North Granville, NY.
m1. Jun 30, 1836 in Sanford's Ridge, NY to HORTON GRANDY (b. Aug 21, 1814 in Union Village, NY;
d. Jun 16, 1848 in Glens Falls, NY);
m2. Nov 27, 1847 in Janesville, WI to THOMAS PRICE DAVIES (b. Oct 25, 1817 in Llandlilorvane, Breconshire, South Wales;
d. Apr 27, 1892 in Jennings, LA);
d. Oct 13, 1903 in Seneca Falls, NY.
xi. JOHN7 B. GIBBS; b. Jul 3, 1821 in North Granville, NY; d. ca. Aug 24, 1853 near Ashland, Jackson Co., Oregon Country.

Generation No. 8
Children of ISAAC7 ADIN GIBBS and REBECCA JONES ALLEN are:
i. LEONARD8 YOUNG GIBBS; b. Jan 23, 1834 in Dawson, GA;
m1. May 15, 1860 in Tallahassee, FL to ROSA MATILDA WILLIAMS (b. Mar/May 5,1840 in Savannah, GA);
m2. Sep 29, 1880 in Savannah, GA to HELEN THOMASENE NEWELL (b. Oct 31, 1838; d. Dec 3, 1912);
d. Sep 6, 1898.
ii. CHARLES8 ROLLIN GIBBS, b. Mar 1, 1835 in Dawson, GA;
m. Nov 8, 1857 in Habersham (now Banks) Co., GA to ELIZA JANE WYNNE (b. Oct 4, 1837 in Baker Co., GA
d. March 2, 1916 near Cornelia, GA);
d. Aug 5, 1903 near Cornelia, GA.
iii. GEORGE8 GRANGER GIBBS; b. Nov 25, 1835 in Dawson, GA;
m1. May 27, 1866 to Mrs. SUSAN DOSTER FULTCH (dob unknown; d. Apr 27, 1867 in Tallahassee, FL - in childbirth);
m2. Aug 2, 1871 to ANNIE J. MURRAY (b. 1837; d. Jul 4, 1872 in Tallahassee, FL);
m3. Mar 5, 1874 to VIRGINIA GARLAND MOSELEY (b. Oct 10, 1837 in La Grange, NC; d. Nov 6, 1908 in Tallahassee, FL);
d. Jul 28/Aug 14, 1914 in Tallahassee, FL.
iv. MARY8 JANE GIBBS; b. Mar 25, 1838 in Dawson, GA;
m1. Nov 15, 1859 in Crosby, GA to CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS COCROFT (b. Jun 22, 1836; d. Oct 23, 1863
at Camp Douglas, Chicago, IL);
m2. Jul 6, 1865 to DAVID J. SMITH;
d. Jan 5, 1915 in De Land, FL.
v. SARAH8 ANN GIBBS; b. Aug 19, 1939 in Dawson, GA;
m. Jul 5, 1859 to WILLIAM HENRY COCROFT (b. Sep 15, 1834 in Union Point, Greene Co., GA;
d. Dec 31, 1905 in Watkinsville, GA - brother of CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS COCROFT above);
d. Feb 22, 1909 in Athens, GA.
vi. HARRIET8 EMELINE GIBBS, b. May 30, 1841 in Dawson, GA;
m1. Nov 15, 1859 in Habersham Co., GA to WILLIAM SAM SMITH (b. ca. 1863, Cumberland Gap, KY);
m2. Aug 20, 1870 to JOHN ASBURY SMITH (d. 1925);
d. May 29, 1932 in Colbert, GA.
vii. son; b. Oct 5, 1843/d. Oct 5, 1843 in Dawson, GA;
viii. ISAAC8 ADIN GIBBS; b. Oct 8, 1844; d. Jul 13, 1862 in Richmond, VA.
ix. BETSEY8 REBECCA GIBBS; b. Dec 21, 1847; d. Nov 9, 1864 in Crosby, GA.
x. MARTHA8 LOUISA GIBBS; b. Dec 18, 1849 in Daswon, GA.
m. Nov 4, 1863 in Demorest, GA to JAMES JACKSON TAYLOR (b. Feb 17, 1844 in Demorest, GA; d. Nov 12, 1932);
d. Jan 3, 1931 in Crockett, TX.
xi. JOHN8 SANFORD GIBBS; b. Jul 10, 1854 in Dawson, GA;
m. Jul 6, 1882 in Mt. Airy, GA to MARY LOUISA VINTON (b. Sep 15, 1853 in Philadelphia, PA; d. Dec 22, 1934 in Glendale, CA.);
d. Jan 20, 1934 in Glendale, CA.

Generation No. 9
Children of CHARLES8 ROLLIN GIBBS and ELIZA JANE WYNNE are:
i. MARGARET9 GIBBS; b. & d. 1858 in Crosby (Cornelia), GA.
ii. LEONARD9 HAMILTON GIBBS, b. Apr 1, 1860 in Crosby, GA;
m. Sep 6, 1888 in Banks Co., GA to MINNIE ELIZABETH BURNS (b. Sep 7, 1868 in GA; d. May 5, 1947 near Cornelia, GA);
d. Oct 13, 1918 in Gainsesville, GA.
iii. ISAAC9 EDWIN GIBBS; b. Apr 7, 1862 in Crosby, GA;
m. Mar 15, 1894 in Demorest, GA to LILLIE MARY BROWER (b. Aug 2, 1866 near Buffalo, NY; d. Sep 21, 1933);
d. Nov 22, 1935 in Kingsley, IA.
iv. GEORGE9 ROLLIN GIBBS; b. Mar 9, 1864 in Crosby, GA; d. Nov 26, 1864 in Crosby, GA.
v. CHARLES9 ROLLIN GIBBS; b. Sep 6, 1869 in Crosby, GA. d. Aug 14, 1904.
vi. ROBERT9 ADIN GIBBS, b. Jun 16, 1874 in Crosby, GA;
m. Jan 11, 1900 Mrs. THEOLA BLANCHE FISHER BROWER (b. Oct 27, 1876 in Harlan, IA; d. Jan 15, 1951 in Greensboro, NC);
d. Feb 13, 1944 in Greensboro, NC.
vii. WILLIAM9 ALLEN GIBBS; b. Jun 10, 1877 near Cornelia, GA;
m. Jun 29, 1927 in Maysville, GA to BERTHA LEE WILSON (b. Jun 29, 1895 in Dry Pond, GA);
d. Aug 19, 1930.
viii. ORLAND9 WYNN GIBBS; b. Jul 30, 1881 near Cornelia
m. Sep 22, 1907 in Tropico, CA to LYDIA SANFORD GIBBS (b. Feb 28, 1885 in Rockmart, GA; d. May 8, 1967;
d/o JOHN8 SANFORD GIBBS and MARY LOUISA VINTON - above);
d. Mar 31, 1959 in Dallas, TX.

Generation No. 10
Children of ROBERT9 ADIN GIBBS and THEOLA BLANCHE FISHER BROWER are:
i. ROBERT10 AUBREY GIBBS; b. Oct 15, 1900 in Demorest, GA; d. Sep 4, 1955 in greensboro, NC.
ii. FANNY10 BLANCHE GIBBS, b. Sep 16, 1902 near Cornelia, GA; d. Fe 5, 1997 in Americus, GA.
iii. JOHN10 FISHER GIBBS; b. Jul 2, 1904 in Demorest, GA; d. May 12, 1998 in Lewisburg, Union Co., PA.
iv. ROLLIN10 PARKER GIBBS; b. Oct 15, 1905 in Commerce, GA; d. Dec 22, 1997 in Charlotte, NC.
v. FRANCIS10 ORLAND GIBBS; b. May 11, 1908 near Cornelia, GA;
m. Oct 24, 1931 in High Point NC to RUTH VERA BONKEMEYER (b. Nov 5, 1908 in randolph Co., NC;
d. Jun 27, 1994 in High Point, NC);
d. Oct 22, 1989 in Greensboro, NC.
vi. MINNIE10 THEOLA GIBBS, b. May 25, 1910 near Cornelia, GA; d. Nov 7, 1988 in Memphis, TN.
vii. JANE10 HELEN GIBBS; b. Dec 17, 1912 in Commerce, GA; d. June 3, 2007 in High Point, NC.
viii. Living daughter.
ix. GEORGE10 CAREY GIBBS; Living - Participant in the Gibbs Surname DNA Project - YDNA donor for this line.

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